René Richard (1895 - 1982)
Chiens au repos, c.1948
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Gallery
Espace 1130 - Cosner Gallery | Art dealers
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Medium
Oil on canvas
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Time
Canadian landscape painter
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Dimensions
60.96 x 76.20 cm | 24'' x 30''
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Dimensions with frame
76.2 cm x 91.44 cm | 30" x 36"
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Signed
Signed lower left
Throughout his painting career, René Richard masterfully captured the daily life of Canadian northern trappers. His works reflect both the solitude and the harsh climatic conditions. Additionally, through his use of light and composition, he demonstrated a deep attachment to this way of life, which he lived with passion.
René Richard was well acquainted with the nomadic lifestyle of trappers in remote and inhospitable regions. His experience as a coureur des bois made him the only Canadian artist to have truly experienced the harsh realities of this existence.
For nearly 25 years, René Richard travelled across northern Canada in search of the finest furs. This nomadic lifestyle forced him to constantly move and set up temporary camps. The dark blue sky in his works evokes the cold of the northern landscapes.
other works of the artist

René Richard
Painter's house

René Richard
Trappeur avec ses chiens, Nord-Ouest

René Richard
Vue camp en forêt, Nord Alberta

René Richard
St-Hilarion et Baie-St-Paul

René Richard
Encampment in the Woods

René Richard
Vieille maison Dufour Baie-Saint-Paul

René Richard
Untitled

René Richard
Untitled ( trapper Scene)
